Local NW - Local agendas
Problems and opportunities for the counties around the region
Lancashire
Lancashire is a large and diverse county. There are pockets of concentrated expertise and high-tech activity, and larger areas of comfortable commuter homes: agriculture ranges from intensive horticulture to upland sheep farming.
Fylde is the district with the highest footprint, followed by Ribble Valley. The lowest are in the East Lancashire corridor of Hyndburn, Burnley and Pendle.
The topical 'city-region' theme is needed as much here as anywhere. For the eco-efficiency theme, the city-region would focus on:
- Public transport systems for low-impact links between the 5 towns
- Upgrading or replacement of much sub-standard housing, with some of the worst conditions in the region
